Lesson 8:

Lesson Objectives:___ I know a bit about
...Gallaudet,
Thomas Hopkins___ I know a bit about
...Gallaudet
University___ I can recognize and sign
numbers 1,000,000 and up___ I understand the concept of
Classifier: H
___ I am able to recognize and sign the practice sentences and story for
this lesson
___ I have taken the
Lesson 8 Quiz___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson.
See: PRACTICE QUIZZES
___ I am done with Lesson 8

Discussion:
Classifier: H. The "H" handshape can be used to show things like a
belt or a tie.

A student asks: When signing "Do you have a backpack?", do you
sign 'backpack' then 'have', then'you'? Also, when signing
'have', do you sign "have" or do you show possession using the "b" sign?

Response: You can either topicalize the sentence (Object, Subject
Verb) or you can just use Subject Verb Object.
In general it is fine to just sign, YOU HAVE BACKPACK?
Consider the differences in these two English sentences:
1. Do you have a backpack?
2. Do you have the backpack?
These two sentences have slightly different meanings.
Similarly, the sentence "BACKPACK, HAVE YOU?" would be used to introduce or
reintroduce the concept "backpack" into the conversation and then ask a
question about it.
The sentence "YOU HAVE BACKPACK" could be interpreted either way, "a
backpack" or "the backpack" but it tends to assume that the person already
knows we are talking about a particular backpack.
The sign "have" would use "bent hands" touching the chest. See "HAVE."

Notes:
Note: The sign for shirt can be done with one
hand or two. If you do it with one hand though it might be mistaken
for the sign "volunteer."